Michigan Wolverines Jersey Colors: Maize, Yellow, Navy and Gold

Shopping the Michigan Wolverines jersey category by color raises a fair question: why do some titles say Yellow and others say Maize? Both words are used, and the difference follows the age of the line rather than a stated change in shade. Below is a breakdown of every color label in the football listings, which lines use which set, and where you get a dropdown instead of a fixed colorway.

Yellow in the older lines, Maize in the newer ones

The 2023 National Champions Patch jerseys and the 2024 Football National Championship Playoff jerseys use Navy, White and Yellow. So do the 1000 Wins Patch College Football listings and the custom Football 2023 National Champions Patch version. Lines built later, such as the Rose Bowl Game 2024 Patch College Football Playoff jerseys and the Vapor Limited 2024 National Champions Patch jerseys, switch the word to Maize.

One quirk to know about: a set of 2024 National Championship Playoff titles is spelled “Mazie”. Those listings are part of the same line, so search for both spellings if a player seems to be missing.

The six-color Vapor set

The widest palette sits in the 1000 Wins Patch Vapor College Football and 1000 Wins Patch Vapor Limited Football lines. Each player there has six listings: Maize, Navy, Navy Alternate, Navy Sleeves, White and White Sleeves. The players are Blake Corum #2, Donovan Edwards #7, JJ McCarthy #9, Roman Wilson #1 and Tom Brady #10.

“Sleeves” in a title points to a version where the sleeve color is the selling point; compare the photos of Navy and Navy Sleeves side by side before choosing. The Vapor Limited 2024 National Champions Patch line uses Alternate, Maize, Navy, Navy Sleeves, White and White Sleeves, and most of those titles appear twice.

Gold trim and black versions

Black is rare in this catalog and almost always comes paired with gold. The 2023 Big Ten Champions Patch and the 2023 Big Ten Back to Back Champions Patch lines each offer seven colorways: Black Gold, Black Limited, Gold Alternate, Maize, Navy, White and White Gold. The 1000 Wins Patch Football All Stitched line narrows that to Black Gold, Navy Gold and White Gold.

Special and three-color lines

The 1000 Wins and Rose Bowl Patch jerseys label their colors Special Navy, Special White and Special Yellow. The Special College Football 2023 Stitched line goes the other way and uses Maize, Maize Alternate, Maize Sleeves, Navy, Navy Alternate and Navy Sleeves for AJ Henning #3, Colston Loveland #18, Donovan Edwards #7 and Drake Nugent #60. Blake Corum and JJ McCarthy have their own Special 2023 listings in that same six-color range.

The Rose Bowl Game 2024 Patch College Football Playoff line is the best place for depth of roster in three colors. It covers Braiden McGregor #17, James Turner #32, Kris Jenkins #94, Semaj Morgan #82, Trevor Keegan #77 and Zak Zinter #65, with most names offered in Maize, Navy and White.

Where a color menu replaces the title

Only a few listings let you change color on the product page:

• 2025 Limited V2 Stitched singles: Choose Your Color with Maize, Maize Alternate, Navy, Navy Alternate and White, for Bryce Underwood #19, Davis Warren #16, Ernest Hausmann #15, Jordan Marshall #23, Justice Haynes #22, J.J. McCarthy #9, Tom Brady #10 and Big Blue #734.
• Michigan Wolverines 2025 Vapor Limited Jersey, All Stitched: one page with a Player menu and a Style menu of Maize, Maize Alternate, Navy and Navy Alternate.
• Custom 2025 Vapor Limited All Stitched: the one listing with Purple Navy and Winter Navy options.

Big Blue #734 is a fan nameplate rather than a player. It shows up in the 2025 Limited V2 singles and in the Player menu.

Patch menus are separate from color

Older College Football listings have a Choose Your Style menu, but it only adds a patch: 150th, 2022 or 2023 in black or white, Fiesta Bowl, Orange Bowl Capital One, Peach Bowl, Rose Bowl Game Capital One, or Without Extra Patch.

Sizing, materials and non-football listings

Most listings offer Men, Women and Youth from S to 3XL. Descriptions state a 100% recycled polyester body, stitched tackle twill letters and numbers, embroidered applique and graphics, flatlock seams and moisture-wicking fabric.

The 2025-26 Premium All Stitched listings mix in names such as Red Berenson #9, T.J. Hughes #13 and Garrett Schifsky #17 alongside hockey-titled pages, and there are roughly a dozen hockey, ten custom basketball and eight custom baseball listings in the category. Check the sport word in the title before you buy.

Start from the shade you want, then pick the line, and the Michigan jersey list becomes much easier to work through.